2013 New Year's Fishing Resolutions

Just thought it would be cool to have everyone share their fishing resolutions for the upcoming new year.


My is to hook into a DD brown trout in the eastern sierras.

3 resolutions for me.
#1 land a personal best LMB (that would 5lbs or better)
#2 Get my youngest son on some saltwater bass (so he can feel the excitement)
#3 Fish more

This new year is gunna be dedicated to swimbaits in hopes of DD Lmbs! Its gunna be a hard year haha

My goal is to fish more
4lb + spottie
10lb + calico from the tube

start fishing again lol

1) Double digit LMB

2 Continue to keep up with my fishing log (haven't missed a day since October 22nd!)

3) Catch the following species: yellowtail, dorado, white sea bass (a legal one), sheepshead, carp, crappie, blue catfish, bull head catfish. Right now I've only caught about 50 different species of fish...just want to catch some of the local ones available that I haven't bothered to catch.

4) Fish as much as I possibly can. Minimum of 300 days on the water!

work more overtime for money to fish
Do more fishin
Meet some more members..

Buy another Float Tube
Tube fresh water for both trout & lmb
Catch a lmb On a swimbait

catch more fish n fish new places

Tube more. Catch 9lb Sand bass and actually take pictures of my catches lol. And do my part to give back to the fishing community yee!

I like that give back to the fishing community nice bro.

And or give back THROUGH the fishing community lol

either or I like the way you think bro.

And just for you Jeff catch personal best sand bass on those seven inch baits i ordered

I will learn how to catch fish at Perris this year!!!

To fish the wall & kelp paddies on my tube...
Also catch a wsb on the float tube...

dave2375 wrote:And just for you Jeff catch personal best sand bass on those seven inch baits i ordered

Ya boy

bigmouthbasshole wrote:I will learn how to catch fish at Perris this year!!!

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1. Catch a spotted bay bass on a spinner bait, crank bait and war blade
2.beat my pb halibut (29 1/2in)
3. Catch a big bat ray and leopard shark
4. Catch a lmb on a top water lure and swimbait
5. Keep a fish count of what I catch for the whole year

I want to add one more resolution for 2013......I will only fish with Tackle Haven Lures

Mine is to catch a legal halibut from the tube.

bballnono wrote:Mine is to catch a legal halibut from the tube.

mine would be to be able to land it On my own....lol

Mine is to just fish more, been so busy lately, but am now getting the shakes to just fish ha ha.

Also, maybe I can help as can possibly others to help you reach your goals in 2013:

miller: for the 10 lb Calico: I would suggest you fish just off of the rocks to the south of NPH with a Hopkins Shorty ¾ oz. hammered silver spoon, single hook, with a 5” single curly tail grub in either chartreuse, green or red, with silver flake.

MASSFisher: for the Sheepshead: same place as I suggested to miller above, but using a 3” single curly tail grub in watermelon with silver flake on a ⅛ oz. jighead. The ⅛ jighead is light, but that’s the point, it falls slowly and enticingly to the rocks below, of course, if you fish with a moving tide, you could upgrade to a ¼ oz. but I wouldn’t go any heavier.

Carp: Corn is probably the best bait, but I have caught some monster carp on a homemade doughball, which consists of flour, water and strawberry Jello, then boiled so it doesn’t fall off of the single hook and there are BIG Carp at Yorba Linda Regional Park (talk to the Fish and Game people there, they know, they are there every day).

Dave2375: 9lb Sand Bass: Long Beach Breakwater at night, Tackle Havens 5” Scamp in Hot Pink w/Silver Flake and their Fuchsia 5” Breathing Fiber skirt, tipped with a strip of squid, or my post above for miller for the 10 lb. Calico, with the exception of the grub color, I’d use Chartreuse or Chartreuse or Chartreuse with Silver Flake get the picture? ha ha

n2deepfsw: see my post above for the wall, I would also suggest when fishing the wall, during the day, bright colored grubs, chartreuse, lime green and orange, but at night, the hot pinks and the blacks seem to work best on the calicos there but you gotta have a Breathing Skirt (to bulk up the bait) and all tipped with a strip of squid.

ChompOnThis: For the Halibut, 2 recommendations: 1) chartreuse or white single curly tail grubs fished on ¼ oz. jigheads in NPH and 2) and I really hate giving this up, but… it’s a new year and I’ve already posted it here, so let’s do it again…Bomber Model A Deep Diver, colors: G-Fleck Bengal Fire Tiger (my personal favorite), Chrome/Black Back/White Belly, Metachrome/Black Back and Silver Flash (you want the 3", 5/8 oz. model that dives 10-13 ft.) You will hook a LOT of halibut this way!

Big Bat Rays: without a shadow of a doubt, white single curly tail grubs are the ticket, big ones? What do you consider big? Me, personally, I’d fish LBH!

LMB on a topwater, best bait for me has been 2 baits: a clear topwater popper bait or Tackle Havens 3½” Bull Frog in Clear w/Sea Green Flake, Anise Flavor

bballnono: see above

NOTE: Swimbaits for LMB: no question here, been there, done that. Tackle Havens 5" Swimbait in Bass Glitter Color. I have actually seen a 5 lb. LMB inhale a 2 lb. LMB at my feet at Clark Park in Fullerton. I sent samples of those Swimbaits to my buddy in GA and his only comment besides why didn't I send more was that he was glad he had super glue with him because of all the LMB he caught.

Hope this helps and Happy New Year!!

an addition to going to fish more, after thinking about it, gonna fish at leat once a week(or 52 times this year) and to be true, gonna post it here and if I don't...REMIND ME!!!

Hey 73Camaro thanks for all the info, on baits to be used. I hope this year is a great one for everyone here on the forum. Thanks for the Plug of the Tackle Haven and, hope we can serve you well on your 52+ fishing trips this year.

Thanks for all that great info 73camaro!